Rent The Cracksman (1963)
3.0 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
- This hugely endearing crime caper stars Charlie Drake as a mild-mannered locksmith whose talents land him in hot water when he's recruited by a criminal gang; Nyree Dawn Porter is the beautiful girl who could spell his downfall, with Oscar winner George Sanders as rival crime boss 'the Guv'nor' opposite Dennis Price (Kind Hearts and Coronets' villainous aristocratic outcast). Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls...!
- Actors:
- Charlie Drake, George Sanders, Dennis Price, Nyree Dawn Porter, Eddie Byrne, Finlay Currie, Percy Herbert, Geoffrey Keen, George A. Cooper, Christopher Rhodes, Patrick Cargill, Norman Bird, Neil McCarthy, Jack Rodney, Ronnie Barker, Wanda Ventham, Jerold Wells, Richard Leech, Richard Shaw, Tutte Lemkow
- Directors:
- Peter Graham Scott
- Producers:
- W. A. Whittaker
- Writers:
- Lew Schwarz, Charlie Drake, Mike Watts
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
- Collections:
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